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Premature inverter failure – 4.2 GW of capacity will be affected this year, says analyst

Some 4.2 GW of solar project capacity will experience inverter failures this year despite being less than ten years old, according to U.S.-owned analyst Wood Mackenzie, with...

AfDB: Morocco’s NOOR Solar Projects Support Africa’s Energy Transition

Morocco is playing an important role in Africa’s energy transition with the Noor Ouarzazate solar complex, according to a June 18 report by African...

Algeria in talks with Desertec over solar power projects

ALGIERS- Algeria has started talks with the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) to launch solar power projects in the North African country, Energy Minister Mohamed...

Tunisia’s 70 MW PV tender concludes with lowest bid of $0.044/kWh

The Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines has revealed 16 winning projects from its 70 MW PV tender, which was launched in July...

Infrastructure Fund Africa50 helps Egypt’s Solar Power Sector take off

A 37-square-kilometer solar park so large that it can be seen from space, with over seven million photovoltaic panels, and funding of $4 billion....

Kenya’s first ever floating solar power plant to be constructed

Kenya’s first-ever floating solar power plant is set to be constructed in the rift valley region. The 69 kW power infrastructure will be commissioned...

ZIMBABWE: TSS to install 90 MW solar power plant in Chiredzi

Triangle Solar System (TSS), a local consortium will soon build a 90 MW solar power plant in Chiredzi, a town in Zimbabwe's Masvingo province....

KENYA: Ecoligo to equip Rift Valley Roses with a 69 kW floating solar power plant

Ecoligo, a German crowdinvesting company focused on commercial and industrial solar projects in emerging markets, will soon be installing a 69 kW photovoltaic system...

Mauritian fund invests $3 million in P2P solar specialist Sun Exchange

The Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF) – a Mauritius-based private equity fund advised by London-based ARCH Emerging Markets Partners – has agreed to invest...

Kenyan floating solar crowdfunding bid could again end up smelling of roses

German energy start-up Ecoligo last year successfully raised enough investment through its crowdfunding platform to finance a 75 kW solar system for the Rift Valley Roses...

Earth’s magnetic field affecting PV panel performance

Researchers at the Multimedia University of Kenya have claimed the Earth’s magnetic field affects solar panel performance in the same manner fields from power...

South African crowdfunding site offers investors route into commercial solar – one cell at a time

A South African crowdfunding start-up which claims to offer small investors the chance to buy individual solar cells in s has reportedly raised $3...

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The UK’s solar farms and rooftops generated more electricity than ever before in the first five months of 2025, as the country enjoyed its...

Envision Energy Partners with SUN Terra to Build Full-Chain Energy Storage Ecosystem

Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, announced a strategic partnership with SUN Terra, Indonesia's leading renewable energy company, to advance collaboration on energy storage...

BRICS Industrial Innovation Contest 2025 Energy Electronics Industry Track Tryout Officially Launches

On the afternoon of May 29, the press conference for the 2025 BRICS Industrial Innovation Contest Energy Electronics Industry Track Tryout (referred to as...

Aramco’s Renewable Energy Breakthrough: Flow Battery Powers Gas Production

Aramco has achieved a global milestone by commissioning a megawatt-scale renewable energy storage system, using an Iron-Vanadium (Fe/V) flow battery to power gas production...